My reflection on 5366
I have learned a great deal about making a logo and the importance of a personal logo. A personal logo can help a student understand or define their values. “Especially international teachers like myself who go recruiting ever 3 to 5 years and need to understand that their name and skills are their brand and can help them in getting hired.”(Schawbel, D 2009) This quote helped me realizes how personal branding can not only communicate who you are to others but assist a student in firming up their own identities. I also learned the educational values of gaming. “These young people continue to play games as adults: research has shown that the average age of a video gamer in the United States in 2009 was 35 years”.(L Johnson 2010) This quote made realizes that many of my coworkers have been gaming most of their lives. Gaming can be a great teaching tool.
I have also realized through my reading that administration needs to buy in to implementation of technology tools. “An investment in appropriate professional development is needed for the successful implementation of these tools. Teachers also need time to think about how to integrate technology resources into their classroom in a way that fully supports instruction.”(L Wahl 2005) This quote is where I found the fourth strategy I would like to employ is a type of is a forum or Tech Tuesday sort of thing. A former district had planned to implement this type of strategy where the first Monday of every month the technology director would be on campus and during your conference period. You and others would meet with him for either a question and answer session or instruction on new applications or ways to utilize technology in the classroom. The project was never followed up with but in theory it was fabulous. I know teachers are extremely protective of their time and I would have to “come out with guns blazing” to engage them and prove that this is worth their time but once I get them to buy into the program I feel we could have a long lasting impact on overall student learning and lifetime achievement.
As a lifetime learner we as teacher should always try and explore the new technology that is provided to us. In my years of teaching, I have witnessed the surge of technology through education, from a classroom without any computers to a classroom that has a built in computer lab, interactive Smart Board and state of the art projection system. The tools to reach the digital learner are there and need to be employed by teachers to reach these students.
Schawbel, D. (2009). Personal branding 101: How to discover and create your brand. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2010/11/22/personal-branding-101/
Johnson, L., Smith, R., Levine, A., Haywood, K., (2010). The 2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.
Wahl,l., & Duffield, J. (2005). Using Flexing technology to meet the needs of diverse leaners.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
The Lisbon Hebrew Bible
The Lisbon Hebrew Bible
My initial impression of The Lisbon Hebrew Bible was that even though I am unable to read the language or even recognize the letters or symbols it must be a written document because of its arrangement. Another thing that caught my interest was the artistic elements of the page. This document shows contrast well in that the main body of one font size and the title is much larger. Alignment is evident although somewhat unconventional with the title is positioned at the top right of the page and main script is in the center of the page and creates the alignment need for the bible. The repetition is seen with the main body of the text in the middle of the page in addition to the circular messages at the top and bottom. The page has proximity with the main text in the center of the page and the notations at the bottom of the page.
My initial impression of The Lisbon Hebrew Bible was that even though I am unable to read the language or even recognize the letters or symbols it must be a written document because of its arrangement. Another thing that caught my interest was the artistic elements of the page. This document shows contrast well in that the main body of one font size and the title is much larger. Alignment is evident although somewhat unconventional with the title is positioned at the top right of the page and main script is in the center of the page and creates the alignment need for the bible. The repetition is seen with the main body of the text in the middle of the page in addition to the circular messages at the top and bottom. The page has proximity with the main text in the center of the page and the notations at the bottom of the page.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
experiences producing the PSA
Week 5 Blog
I was successful the course assignments with the help of my cohorts Lynne Bullock, Shannon Copeland, Janet Kelly, Julia Wilson. They were invaluable in the completion of our Public Service Broadcast. They had written the script and planned very well. Shannon had as much knowledge of video editing as I did and she was great at the edit of the video. I was discouraged because I was very busy and had family problems that put me behind the rest of the team. I really had to spend as much energy keeping up with team as I did on the project. In all I learn that it was team effort and we all were successful. This was a great learning lesson that I can teach my students that it is important to work as a team. I learned about the audio and video aspects in the course. How freeware can help students in projects like PSA we end up doing
I was successful the course assignments with the help of my cohorts Lynne Bullock, Shannon Copeland, Janet Kelly, Julia Wilson. They were invaluable in the completion of our Public Service Broadcast. They had written the script and planned very well. Shannon had as much knowledge of video editing as I did and she was great at the edit of the video. I was discouraged because I was very busy and had family problems that put me behind the rest of the team. I really had to spend as much energy keeping up with team as I did on the project. In all I learn that it was team effort and we all were successful. This was a great learning lesson that I can teach my students that it is important to work as a team. I learned about the audio and video aspects in the course. How freeware can help students in projects like PSA we end up doing
Course Reflections 5362
What outcomes had you envisioned for this course? Did you achieve those outcomes? Did the actual course outcomes align with those that you envisioned?
The outcomes I envisioned for this course were outlined in the syllabus at the beginning of the course. After finishing most of this course, I can see that we covered all the listed outcomes. I have had quite a bit of experience with multimedia and video from my time as the video coordinator for Tivy Football team. The Web 2.0 tools weren’t as mainstream at that time as they are now. The hands on skills of video editing, converting audio and video into various formats that can be used weren’t new skills for me, as the Web 2.0 tools weren’t new skills. I wish we could have explored deeper into the applications of these tools.
I didn’t have any predetermined ideas about what we would learn in this course, so the outcomes that I read in the syllabus aligned with what I hoped we would be taught and indeed, were taught. I do feel that I had accomplished most of these outcomes in my job as a video coordinator. I had to explore all these web tools and had to come up with free and simple to use program in this job.
To the extent that you achieved the outcomes, are they still relevant to the work that you do in your school? Why or why not?
Yes, the outcomes that I achieved are relevant to my job. As a math teacher I can teach my students about the copyright laws and applying them in their projects. I enjoyed the Disney copyright video. The Disney copyright video will help drive home the importance of copyright laws. In addition, I plan to slideshare for my powerpoint project for my Algebra classes. These are great tools in the classroom to improve the education and have the students actively engaged in the learning process. I plan to use wiki site and slideshare for my students’ projects on solving equation and the distributive property. I see it as helping my students with their Algebra 1 and their quest for knowledge.
What outcomes did you not achieve? What prevented you from achieving them?
There were no unachieved outcomes. My only concern is the confusion in Week 2 and that was clarified with the web conference. Dr. A. told us what we needed to accomplish in the web conference and I did it. However, there was a great deal of complaining about it the confusion and honestly I don’t feel we have time to spend listening to one another complain. The week 3 assignment submission was a bit chaotic, but after attending the web conference all of my questions were answered.
I think the lessons directed us through all of the outcomes. The influence of communication using multimedia tools and web tools were utilized during the creation of our PSA. I am amazed at how easy it was to create a 60 second video with 5 people each contributing a different part of the work. We used Skype, Google Docs and a project template wiki to complete our project ahead of time. These collaboration tools and the opportunity to put them to use are a fabulous part of the learning I will take away from this class. The digital storytelling project guided me to discover a vast array of previously unknown information about my parents and their life together.
Were you successful in completing the course assignments? If not, what prevented or discouraged you?
I was successful in completing the course assignments with the help of my cohorts Lynne Bullock, Shannon Copeland, Janet Kelly, and Julia Wilson. They were invaluable in the completion of our Public Service Broadcast. They had written the script and planned very well. Shannon has an extensive knowledge of video editing as I did and she was fabulous in the role of video editor. I was discouraged because I was very busy and had family constraints that put me behind the rest of the team. I really had to spend as much energy keeping up with team as I did on the project. In all I learn that it was team effort and we all were successful. This was a great learning lesson that I can teach my students the importance of teamwork.
What did you learn from this course: about yourself, your technology and leadership skills, and your attitudes?
This course taught me that there are a world of tools on the web for everyone to use. There are Collaborative Tools, Research Tools, Slideshow Tools, Audio Tools, Image Tools, Drawing Tools, Writing Tools, Music Tools, Organizing, Mapping Tools, Quiz and Poll Tools, Creativity Tools, Widgets, File Storage & Web Pages
There are open source examples of all these tools free online. The tools I listed are all linked to a website called: cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com.These are examples of things I knew nothing about before beginning this master’s program.
I even subscribed to PC World and eSchoolNews to keep up with the new technologies in the world and in the schools. I see the value in video tools in the classroom educational process
The outcomes I envisioned for this course were outlined in the syllabus at the beginning of the course. After finishing most of this course, I can see that we covered all the listed outcomes. I have had quite a bit of experience with multimedia and video from my time as the video coordinator for Tivy Football team. The Web 2.0 tools weren’t as mainstream at that time as they are now. The hands on skills of video editing, converting audio and video into various formats that can be used weren’t new skills for me, as the Web 2.0 tools weren’t new skills. I wish we could have explored deeper into the applications of these tools.
I didn’t have any predetermined ideas about what we would learn in this course, so the outcomes that I read in the syllabus aligned with what I hoped we would be taught and indeed, were taught. I do feel that I had accomplished most of these outcomes in my job as a video coordinator. I had to explore all these web tools and had to come up with free and simple to use program in this job.
To the extent that you achieved the outcomes, are they still relevant to the work that you do in your school? Why or why not?
Yes, the outcomes that I achieved are relevant to my job. As a math teacher I can teach my students about the copyright laws and applying them in their projects. I enjoyed the Disney copyright video. The Disney copyright video will help drive home the importance of copyright laws. In addition, I plan to slideshare for my powerpoint project for my Algebra classes. These are great tools in the classroom to improve the education and have the students actively engaged in the learning process. I plan to use wiki site and slideshare for my students’ projects on solving equation and the distributive property. I see it as helping my students with their Algebra 1 and their quest for knowledge.
What outcomes did you not achieve? What prevented you from achieving them?
There were no unachieved outcomes. My only concern is the confusion in Week 2 and that was clarified with the web conference. Dr. A. told us what we needed to accomplish in the web conference and I did it. However, there was a great deal of complaining about it the confusion and honestly I don’t feel we have time to spend listening to one another complain. The week 3 assignment submission was a bit chaotic, but after attending the web conference all of my questions were answered.
I think the lessons directed us through all of the outcomes. The influence of communication using multimedia tools and web tools were utilized during the creation of our PSA. I am amazed at how easy it was to create a 60 second video with 5 people each contributing a different part of the work. We used Skype, Google Docs and a project template wiki to complete our project ahead of time. These collaboration tools and the opportunity to put them to use are a fabulous part of the learning I will take away from this class. The digital storytelling project guided me to discover a vast array of previously unknown information about my parents and their life together.
Were you successful in completing the course assignments? If not, what prevented or discouraged you?
I was successful in completing the course assignments with the help of my cohorts Lynne Bullock, Shannon Copeland, Janet Kelly, and Julia Wilson. They were invaluable in the completion of our Public Service Broadcast. They had written the script and planned very well. Shannon has an extensive knowledge of video editing as I did and she was fabulous in the role of video editor. I was discouraged because I was very busy and had family constraints that put me behind the rest of the team. I really had to spend as much energy keeping up with team as I did on the project. In all I learn that it was team effort and we all were successful. This was a great learning lesson that I can teach my students the importance of teamwork.
What did you learn from this course: about yourself, your technology and leadership skills, and your attitudes?
This course taught me that there are a world of tools on the web for everyone to use. There are Collaborative Tools, Research Tools, Slideshow Tools, Audio Tools, Image Tools, Drawing Tools, Writing Tools, Music Tools, Organizing, Mapping Tools, Quiz and Poll Tools, Creativity Tools, Widgets, File Storage & Web Pages
There are open source examples of all these tools free online. The tools I listed are all linked to a website called: cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com.These are examples of things I knew nothing about before beginning this master’s program.
I even subscribed to PC World and eSchoolNews to keep up with the new technologies in the world and in the schools. I see the value in video tools in the classroom educational process
Monday, September 6, 2010
Web conference 2 week
The web cast was very helpful for next week and submitting the rest of this week’s work. I was hoping for better sound and more people interacting. I found out that most people were worried about converting file extensions, which is something I had little trouble with as well. I feel that all the experience I have with video editing has allowed me to plan for these things and alleviate the worry about it. However, as a new learner to video editing this is a critical piece of the puzzle.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Video Edit software
If you're running Microsoft Windows 7, you have a lot of video-editing choices, ranging in price from free to $700 or more. Given the cost and complexity of higher-end products, it's best to purchase the least expensive product that will perform the editing functions you need. So the logical starting point in your decision process is the free programs.
Movie Maker is included as part of Windows. Being a free application, Movie Maker doesn't seek to compete with midrange products. It offers enough basic features to get the job done but stops short of the lavish options and effects found in other programs. For example, although Movie Maker includes numerous text motion effects for rolling credits and similar animations, there are no canned text styles to aid in the design. One problem I encountered with Movie Maker was when we made a movie, saved it in the Movie Maker format then when we tried to show it from that format it would not play. We tried unsuccessfully to save it in several other formats and finally succeeded when we saved it in NSTC format in order to show it.
I did try to download WAX but could not successfully download it so I could not try it.
I have use Pinnacle for years and I am very familiar with the program. I know how to make titles and splice film into it and out. I have used it to make video highlights of games and game videos to trade. I have used the slow motion as well as freeze frame options. I like the easy to see timeline. You can format the output into many formats in addition to importing almost all video formats to the program. This program is easy to use once you practice with it for a period of time. Movie Maker might be easy to learn quickly but Pinnacle 2.0 has more format options. Pinnacle is slow at rendering video into its format output however I feel the varying options and the ease of use makes up for that
Movie Maker is included as part of Windows. Being a free application, Movie Maker doesn't seek to compete with midrange products. It offers enough basic features to get the job done but stops short of the lavish options and effects found in other programs. For example, although Movie Maker includes numerous text motion effects for rolling credits and similar animations, there are no canned text styles to aid in the design. One problem I encountered with Movie Maker was when we made a movie, saved it in the Movie Maker format then when we tried to show it from that format it would not play. We tried unsuccessfully to save it in several other formats and finally succeeded when we saved it in NSTC format in order to show it.
I did try to download WAX but could not successfully download it so I could not try it.
I have use Pinnacle for years and I am very familiar with the program. I know how to make titles and splice film into it and out. I have used it to make video highlights of games and game videos to trade. I have used the slow motion as well as freeze frame options. I like the easy to see timeline. You can format the output into many formats in addition to importing almost all video formats to the program. This program is easy to use once you practice with it for a period of time. Movie Maker might be easy to learn quickly but Pinnacle 2.0 has more format options. Pinnacle is slow at rendering video into its format output however I feel the varying options and the ease of use makes up for that
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